literacy
/ˈlɪtərəsi/noun
उच्चारण लिटरसी
साक्षरता
Core word
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the ability to read and write; knowledge or skills in a particular area
साक्षरता
- digital literacy
- literacy rate
- Adult literacy classes are held at the village school.
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- Financial literacy is as important as reading and writing.
- Kerala has the highest literacy rate in the country.
Synonyms reading ability education learning knowledge
Opposite illiteracy
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literacy (uncountable noun)
Literacy is uncountable and takes a singular verb; it has no plural and no article a.
'Literacy' uncountable है और इसके साथ singular verb आती है; इसका plural नहीं बनता और इसके साथ 'a' नहीं आता।
- Literacy has improved in many villages.
- Adult literacy is the aim of the evening schools.
literacy + noun
Literacy often comes before another noun to name a rate, level, campaign or programme.
Literacy अक्सर दूसरे noun से पहले आकर दर, स्तर, अभियान या कार्यक्रम का नाम बनाता है।
- The literacy rate of the state is above eighty per cent.
- The government launched a literacy campaign.
kind + literacy
A word before literacy shows the field of knowledge, as in digital, financial or computer literacy.
Literacy से पहले का शब्द ज्ञान का क्षेत्र बताता है, जैसे digital, financial या computer literacy।
- Financial literacy helps people to save and invest wisely.
- Digital literacy is now taught in primary schools.
literacy in / of
Use in for a skill (literacy in English), and of for the people measured (literacy of women).
कौशल के लिए in (literacy in English) और मापे गए लोगों के लिए of (literacy of women) का प्रयोग होता है।
- Literacy in Hindi is almost universal in the village.
- The literacy of rural women has risen steadily.
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adjective + literacy
basicadultdigitalfinancialfunctional
- The programme teaches basic literacy to adults who never went to school.
verb + literacy
improvepromoteboostachievespread
- The new library will help to promote literacy among children.
literacy + noun
ratelevelcampaignmissionskills
- Kerala has one of the highest literacy rates in India.
literacy + gap
gender gap inlowhighfalling
- A gender gap in literacy still exists in some districts.
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- The census report gives the literacy figures for every district.
जनगणना रिपोर्ट में हर ज़िले के साक्षरता के आँकड़े दिए गए हैं।
- Radhika volunteered at a weekend centre run by her school to teach basic literacy.
राधिका ने अपने विद्यालय द्वारा चलाए जा रहे सप्ताहांत केंद्र पर बुनियादी साक्षरता सिखाने में स्वेच्छा से सहयोग दिया।
- Without media literacy, people can easily believe false news.
media literacy के बिना लोग झूठी खबरों पर आसानी से विश्वास कर लेते हैं।
- Female literacy is the key to the progress of any society.
महिला साक्षरता किसी भी समाज की प्रगति की कुंजी है।
- The minister said that literacy alone does not guarantee employment.
मंत्री ने कहा कि केवल साक्षरता रोज़गार की गारंटी नहीं देती।
- Radhika's grandmother joined an adult literacy class at the age of sixty and learnt to sign her name.
राधिका की दादी साठ वर्ष की आयु में प्रौढ़ साक्षरता कक्षा में गईं और अपना नाम लिखना सीखा।
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General knowledge
India's literacy rate was about 74 per cent in Census 2011; Kerala had the highest and Bihar the lowest; 8 September is International Literacy Day.
जनगणना 2011 में भारत की साक्षरता दर लगभग 74 प्रतिशत थी; केरल की सबसे अधिक और बिहार की सबसे कम थी; 8 सितंबर अंतर्राष्ट्रीय साक्षरता दिवस है।